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1 rather
adv. hellre, helst; ganska; nästan* * *1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) ganska, [] nästan []2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) hellre, helst3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) snarare, snarast, rättare sagt -
2 had rather
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3 sort of
(rather; in a way; to a certain extent: He was sort of peculiar!; I feel sort of worried about him.) på något sätt (vis) -
4 choose
v. välja; föredra* * *[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) välja2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) välja, föredra• -
5 doubtful
adj. tvivelaktig; oviss* * *1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) tveksam, osäker2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) tvivelaktig3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) tveksam, oviss4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) tvivelaktig -
6 steep
adj. brant; överdriven--------v. lägga i blöt; dränka, genomsyra* * *I [sti:p] adjective1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) brant2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) orimlig, magstark•- steeply II [sti:p](to soak thoroughly.) lägga i blöt, genomdränka -
7 thin
adj. tunn; smal; vattnig, tunnflytande; liten, knapp; gles; genomskinlig--------v. bli tunnare; göra tunnare* * *[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tunn2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) tunn, mager3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) tunn4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) tunn, gles5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) klen2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) tunna[] ut- thinly- thinness
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8 tubby
adj. trind, knubbig; korpulent; bullig* * *adjective (rather fat; plump: She was rather tubby as a child but she is very slim now.) rund, knubbig -
9 utilitarian
adj. utilitarisk, nytto-, nyttighets---------n. utilitarist, utilist* * *adjective (useful rather than ornamental: Our plates and glasses are utilitarian rather than beautiful.) ändamålsenlig, praktisk -
10 abstract
adj. abstrakt; teoretisk; opraktisk--------n. abstrakt begrepp; sammandrag, sammanfattning; utdrag; abstrakt--------v. sammanfatta; abstrahera; göra sammandrag* * *['æbstrækt] 1. adjective1) ((of a noun) referring to something which exists as an idea and which is not physically real: Truth, poverty and bravery are abstract nouns.) abstrakt2) ((of painting, sculpture etc) concerned with colour, shape, texture etc rather than showing things as they really appear: an abstract sketch of a vase of flowers.) abstrakt2. noun(a summary (of a book, article etc).) sammandrag, referat -
11 acute
adj. akut; allvarlig; stark (smak); skarp, spetsig* * *[ə'kju:t]1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) akut2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) akut3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) skarpsinnig4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) fin, högt utvecklad5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- acutely
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12 aloof
adj. reserverad, otillgänglig--------adv. på avstånd; från sidan* * *[ə'lu:f] 1. adverb(apart or at a distance from other people: I kept aloof from the whole business.) på avstånd, borta, undan2. adjective(not sociable and friendly: People find the new teacher rather aloof.) reserverad, otillgänglig -
13 amusing
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14 annoy
v. irritera, förarga, tråka* * *[ə'noi](to make (someone) rather angry or impatient: Please go away and stop annoying me!) besvära, irritera- annoyed
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15 arbitrary
adj. godtycklig* * *(not decided by rules or laws but by a person's own opinion: He made a rather arbitrary decision to close the local cinema without consulting other people.) godtycklig, egenmäktig -
16 arid
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17 at heart
i själ och hjärta* * *(really; basically: He seems rather stern but he is at heart a very kind man.) i själ och hjärta, i grund och botten -
18 at the moment
för tillfället* * *(at this particular time; now: She's rather busy at the moment.) för ögonblicket, för tillfället -
19 backwater
n. bakvatten, dödvatten; värmeisolering; byhåla* * *1) (a stretch of river not in the main stream.) bakvatten, bakström2) (a place not affected by what is happening in the world outside: That village is rather a backwater.) avkrok -
20 before
adv. förr, förut; före; framför--------conj. innan, förrän--------prep. framför, inför; före* * *[bi'fo:] 1. preposition1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) före, inom kort2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) framför, före3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) hellre än2. adverb(earlier: I've seen you before.) förut, tidigare3. conjunction(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) innan
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